Select Local Merchants

Many gyms are essentially adult playgrounds where grownups run, jump, and sweat with their friends. The trainers at Pure Athletex Sportsplex take that idea one step further, complimenting their 1/8-mile track with a custom, adult-ready jungle gym. They challenge members to complete exercise circuits blending climbing and swinging with more standard cardio and strength training. They take on whole groups of students in regularly scheduled exercise classes ranging from yoga to TRX suspension training and Zumba. They torch even more calories with nationally renowned Les Mills group aerobics, which ramp up heart rates through time-tested methods of high stepping or releasing vipers into the classroom.
When not helping members achieve their general health goals, the trainers turn their attention to more sport-specific training. They offer speed and strength conditioning geared toward multiple games, but their headline sport is tennis, for which they host an entire academy with indoor and outdoor courts. They invite members to relax as well as work with an onsite, health-focused restaurant and juice bar called Pure Hospitality.

When Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he imagined a much-coveted golden ticket that granted access to myriad wonders and unveiled the inner workings of an entire industry. MetaBody created a real-life version of that ticket with the MetaBody Yoga & Fitness Pass, though it applies to fitness instead of candy. The pass grants access not to a single gym but to classes at a variety of local studios, specializing in everything from yoga to boot camp. With the freedom to move from location to location, students can sample different regimens, instructors, and styles of exercise to cobble together a program that fits their needs and goals. MetaBody's nutritionists supplement class packages by coaching clients in healthy eating, recipe cooking, and speed-reading nutrition-fact labels.

Club Cycle is the brainchild of Stacie Adams?the cycle part?and DJ Bill Bara?the club part. The duo and their staff bring high energy to spinning classes, some of which include a live DJ mixing tunes. Groups spin on stationary bikes as rays of colorful spotlights in blue, red, and green illuminate the giant disco ball that hangs in each studio. Club Cycle welcomes students of all skill levels and those who have no prior experience. Classes commence with instructors giving a brief lesson to new clients, who get ready to burn an average 500-plus calories per session. The studios also include performance technology from Performance IQ to track their progression from class to class.

If variety is the spice of life, then Yoga & Fitness Passport is a veritable East Indian Trading Company. The outfit curates some of the highest reviewed fitness studios throughout both Canada and the U.S. From there, they issue passports that give exercisers a chance to jump from yoga to Zumba to pole dancing classes, all at different studios. Rather than having to navigate each gym's scheduling site, guests can find and sign up for sessions through the Yoga & Fitness Passport site. From there, folks just need to show their confirmation on a smart phone or wood etching, and it's off to the races.

The staff members at Greater Pittsburgh Wellness have managed to fit a lot of health services under one roof. For starters, they schedule more than 15 fitness classes, including spinning, TRX suspension training, and yogalates, which is a yoga class scheduled at the same time as a Pilates class. Moreover, the seasoned instructors in the facility's dance studio teach the steps to the tango, the salsa, and other ballroom dances. Rounding out the services, Greater Pittsburgh Wellness also offers nutrition counseling and youth sports lessons/

At Pure Fitness for Women, owner Kim Gregory wanted to create a space where women of any age and fitness background could conquer their wellness goals without judgment or intimidation. Today, her gym hosts personal-training sessions and group classes from Zumba to Yoga, preserving an inviting ambiance through the efforts of a warm staff and special community events.